Daniel Penny, who put the man, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold last year, told investigators that Mr. Neely posed a deadly threat. The killing polarized New York.

Lawyers and law enforcement have spent months analyzing bystander videos of the May 1, 2023, incident, in which Penny, who was honorably discharged from the Marines in 2021, wrapped his arms around Neely's neck,

Daniel Penny is charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year.

Jury selection has begun in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year.

Penny, is accused of "recklessly causing the death" of Jordan Neely, a street performer, on a train on May 1, 2023.

The video of a former U.S. Marine putting a chokehold on another man until he died will play a vital role for both the prosecution and defense. Jury selection started Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny,

He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of second-degree manslaughter and up to four years if convicted of criminally negligent homicide.

Jury selection began Monday in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year.